What does a fitted bathroom cost in Edinburgh?
Our guide range in Edinburgh is £6,200–£11,500 including VAT. Prices in Edinburgh run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on Scotland labour rates.
Essential
- Quality white suite and bath or shower
Signature
- Porcelain tiles, LED lighting, extractor fan
Bespoke
- New layout or larger room
Guide prices for Edinburgh including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Edinburgh?
Water across much of Edinburgh is soft. That leaves you free to choose matt black, brushed brass or clear glass without worrying much about limescale. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. For homes in Queensferry where the bathroom is the only one, we plan the work so the toilet is out of action for as short a time as possible.
What the job includes
- Strip-out of the old bathroom and removal of the waste
- First and second-fix plumbing, including concealed cistern frames and new isolation valves
- Fitting of the furniture, worktop, sanitaryware and glass, then silicone, testing and a clean handover
- Layout options drawn to your room, including where the furniture run, bath or shower and towel rail will go
- Boarding, tanking in the wet areas, wall and floor tiling
- A free home survey with measurements, photos and a check of your water pressure, drainage and ventilation
Decisions to make first
Furniture finish
Matt or gloss lacquer, wood-effect, painted shaker or handleless. Darker finishes hide marks; lighter ones make a small room feel bigger.
Tiling height
Tiling just the wet areas keeps the cost down. Full-height tiling looks better and is easier to wipe clean.
Worktop
Laminate is the budget choice, quartz-effect and solid surface resist water and stains, and a moulded basin-and-top in one piece has no joints to clean.
Bath, shower or both
Keep a bath for children or soaking, swap it for a walk-in shower if no one uses it, or plan both if the room is big enough.
Rules that apply in Scotland
Like-for-like bathroom refits do not need planning permission. Electrical work in a room with a bath or shower must meet BS 7671, with RCD protection on every circuit and IP-rated fittings in the zones around the bath and shower. New toilets, taps and showers must meet the water fittings rules where you live, which limit flush volumes and stop dirty water flowing back into the mains.
In Scotland, building standards apply instead of Part P. A straight refit rarely needs a building warrant, but forming a new bathroom, altering drainage or structural work may. Electrical work should still be tested and certified to BS 7671.